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In addition to getting Nik Stauskas, Carl Landry and Jason Thompson from the Kings, the 76ers also received a first-round pick and have swap rights with Sacramento in the first round of two other drafts.

If you thought the 76ers would do a trade and not get a first-round pick back, we hope you enjoy watching your first season of 76ers basketball. The Sixers only had to give up Arturus Gudaitis and Luka Mitrovic in the deal and we're not really sure what Vlade Divac was doing on this one. Jul 1 - 11:46 PM

Sam Hinkie said that the 76ers will be looking to add perimeter players to the roster during free agency.

Currently Philadelphia isn't likely to be a very popular free agent destination, so the 76ers will likely be picking from the bottom of the barrel. They're pretty set at at the power forward and center positions with Jahlil Okafor, Nerlens Noel, and Joel Embiid (foot), but the wings could use a major upgrade. It'll be interesting to see what Hinkie can do during free agency. Jun 26 - 12:16 PM

The NBPA is reportedly investigating the 76ers for any possible breach of the CBA.

More specifically, the NBPA is actively looking into the 76ers handling of salary distributions, the cap floor and contract format loopholes. Philadelphia's rebuilding (tanking) tactics over the past two seasons has had the club staying below the 90 percent salary floor for the majority of the season, until they make last minute trades to take on bad contracts. If the NBPA finds any violations, further action will be taken, and we'll be monitoring this story closely. Jun 23 - 3:15 PM

Depth Charts

Tony Wroten (knee) is expected to be ready for the start of the 2015-16 season.

Wroten is currently rehabbing after having undergoing surgery to repair a partially torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee on February 3. Even if he's ready for the start of the regular season, the 22-year-old will likely need some time to get up to speed so he's not worth much more than a late-round flier for fantasy owners at the moment.

Nik Stauskas (ankle) said that he'll spend time this offseason working to improve upon his defense.

"There were countless times last year I would go on the floor and I was targeted, right away teams would attack me, and the adjustment to the physicality and defense," Stauskas said. "It’s an adjustment and I’m just getting better every day on it." Stauskas went on to say that his play during his rookie season was "very poor," but he'll have a chance at redemption playing in Philadelphia. Still, after shooting just 36.5 percent from the field during his rookie year, he won't be worth much more than a late-round flier on draft day.

Jake Fischer of Sports Illustrated said that it's highly unlikely that Carl Landry will stick around with the 76ers.

The 76ers could pursue a trade, a buyout or simply waive the 31-year-old veteran, and that would likely happen before training camp. Landry is currently recovering from wrist surgery and it's possible that he isn't ready to start the season, but it's also clear that Landry isn't in Philly's long-term plans. In case it isn't obvious, Landry isn't on the standard league radar.

Following the news that Jason Thompson was traded to the Warriors, Richaun Holmes could be in the rotation for the 76ers next season.

Holmes recently signed a four-year deal with the 76ers, so it would make a lot of sense to give him some run early on. He is currently recovering from a fractured elbow, but he will begin shooting and working out next week and should be good for training camp. Holmes would come off the bench behind Nerlens Noel if he impresses at training camp, but he won't see enough action to matter in standard leagues.

The 76ers sent out a statement on July 11 saying that Embiid would undergo a season-ending bone graft surgery on his foot "in the next 7-10 days", but 20 days have now gone by without an answer from the franchise. It is still unclear if Embiid has already had the surgery, so this situation is odd to say the least. The 76ers haven't been very transparent throughout this process, but we will be sure to update Embiid's status as soon as we know more. To be clear, Embiid is still expected to miss the entire 2015-16 season unless we hear otherwise.